Councillor Marjorie Thomas has released this statement regarding the latest announcement from Forth Ports on their biomass plant plans: “I welcome this change of heart from Forth Energy, and I am sure this will be universally welcomed by the majority of the population of Leith as this has been one of the most unpopular proposals [...]

The Biomass planning application has been delayed for at least a further six months. What that means for the long term is anyone’s guess, but we should certainly not drop our guard. It’s not clear how the change in ownership will affect the plan as a whole. The new company could even take an entirely [...]